Simple! He's saying "Don't mix web and email". And I couldn't agree more. If I get a forum post sent to me by email, I don't want the grief and hassle of firing up a browser, and a web connection, and and and ...
Oh - and I've just recently upgraded my email client at home. The assumption when the previous version was written was that mail got read OFF line. So web links in email didn't work because it assumed there wouldn't be a web accessible to get at. I suspect there are still a lot of clients like that around ... And how many people know to "click on subscribe"? I didn't ... Cheers, Wol -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 March 2004 20:54 To: U2 Users Discussion List Subject: Re: The lists are closing Could you explain what you are referring to more clearly? In a message dated 3/29/2004 2:09:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Not to be obnoxious but why not keep data in one place? How would it benefit someone to start a question in one medium and then be referred to another? That sound counter-intuitive to me. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 2:03 PM > To: U2 Users Discussion List > Subject: Re: The lists are closing > > 1) We DO want to leave the archives at indexinfocus. > 2) We DONT want to replicate the archives onto u2ug > 3) We DONT want the lists to continue > > Go to the web site, and enter each forum you are interested in and click on SUBSCRIBE this will make all responses come to your email box just as they do now. You can register, but > if you dont SUBSCRIBE you wont be seeing nothing.... > Will -- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users *********************************************************************************** This transmission is intended for the named recipient only. It may contain private and confidential information. If this has come to you in error you must not act on anything disclosed in it, nor must you copy it, modify it, disseminate it in any way, or show it to anyone. Please e-mail the sender to inform us of the transmission error or telephone ECA International immediately and delete the e-mail from your information system. Telephone numbers for ECA International offices are: Sydney +61 (0)2 9911 7799, Hong Kong + 852 2121 2388, London +44 (0)20 7351 5000 and New York +1 212 582 2333. *********************************************************************************** -- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
